Margin for Error

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Margin for Error

A distinct method of delivering defensive and/or offensive move(s) such that they allow you have a lesser degree of accuracy and a higher degree of success in the event of error or miscalculation.

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This term can sometimes be used to refer to a Change up point within a technique.

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If a parry is delivered with the entire arm, instead of just the hand, it has a greater margin for error.  i.e. The parry has a better chance of diverting an incoming weapon from its intended target, because a greater surface area of the limb can be used to make contact with the incoming weapon.

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